AA Meetings Colonie, NY

Monday AA Meetings in Colonie

Tuesday AA Meetings in Colonie

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Wednesday AA Meetings in Colonie

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Thursday AA Meetings in Colonie

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Friday AA Meetings in Colonie

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Saturday AA Meetings in Colonie

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If you can't find a meeting close to you at the time you're looking for, we recommend checking out nearby towns including: Roessleville, Westmere, Albany, and Loudonville

Additional local resources: Colonie NA Meetings | Colonie Al-Anon Meetings

What is an AA Meeting?

An Alcoholics Anonymous Meeting is a place to share experiences and success stories with other alcoholics. This is a safe place for an alcoholic wanting to get sober to come in and ask for help. These meetings in Colonie, New York will help them build a support system to help achieve sobriety. You will be invited in by your peers that have all lived and survived from a hopeless state of mind and body. Their survival of maintaining their sobriety is dependent on helping others and giving back to others the guidance that was given to them.

Selecting An AA Meeting in Colonie, New York

There are a a number of different AA meetings in Colonie, New York. prior to choosing the meeting that you are going to join, it is important to know the different types of AA meetings and what happens at each one.

Open Meeting of AA – An Open Alcoholics Anonymous Meeting is open to anyone who wants to attend. You do not have to have an drinking problem to go to an open AA Meeting. Friends, family, and children can join these meetings.

Closed Meeting of AA – A Closed meeting of Alcoholics Anonymous is only for those who have a desire to stop drinking. It is not open to friends or family.

Big Book Meeting – At these meetings, a member will commonly read out of the Big Book and then encourage its members to discuss the meeting.

Speaker Meeting – At an AA speaker meeting, a member of AA will tell their story and share their journey, strength, and hope with fellow members of AA. The speaker may or may not talk through the duration of the meeting and can often be followed by a discussion amongst the members.

AA Literature Meeting – A literature meeting commonly involves reading from one of the AA approved pieces of literature and an sometimes they open the floor to discussion at the end or a speaker about the literature of topic.

Step Study – An AA step study typically focuses on one or two steps per meeting. This can involve a speaker lead discussion about a particular step, literature reading, and could be followed by a discussion about the step(s).

Meditation Meeting – A Meditation AA Meeting can involve meditation for a portion of the meeting or even the entire meeting. The meditation may be guided and is sometimes followed by an open discussion.

Traditions AA Meeting – One or more of the AA traditions will be discussed in thoroughly. This can be done with a speaker, literature lead, and could be followed by a conversation.

Because each Colonie AA meeting is autonomous, they are able to run each meeting as they see fit. Some meeting formats may vary and you can also find AA meetings in Colonie that do not. We recommend contacting the local AA intergroup to get more information on AA Meetings in Colonie, New York, or visiting aa.org to locate more information.

How to Get The Most From an AA Meeting in Colonie, New York

The members who benefit the most from Alcoholics Anonymous tend to find success through going more for the program than just attending meetings. If you are attending your first AA meeting and really want to get sober, we recommend following the suggestions of the AA members that have been a part of Alcoholics Anonymous for a while.

It is recommended that you accept where you are at with you sobriety and accept help. Part of not drinking is helping the newcomers of Alcoholics Anonymous in Colonie live a sober life, so people are going to be want to help you not drink too. Stand up, introduce yourself, admit that you need help.